Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 9)

Feeling Better 🎶 Tuesday Gone..

For this week’s Hank post I picked two songs from very different moments in his career  “Feelin’ Better” comes from the album The New South (1977), a record that arrived not long after Hank’s near-fatal mountain fall in 1975 and marked the period where he really started breaking away from Nashville’s expectations and forging the Bocephus sound alongside the outlaw movement led by artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Ten years later came “Tuesday’s Gone” on the album Wild Streak (1987), a southern-rock-leaning cover of the classic originally recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973. By that point Hank was in the middle of a huge 80s run where Wild Streak produced multiple country hits like “Young Country,” proving that the rebellious sound he started building in the late 70s had fully taken hold.

Also a cool fact about “Tuesday’s Gone”… it’s one of the first songs I ever learned on guitar back in 1988. I didn’t even know at the time that it was a Skynyrd song — I thought it was a Bocephus original haha. I think it was about a year later when I finally learned the truth. 😁… it’s a beautiful cover..

So let’s get into the music… yall have a great weekend. 🎸

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Life Side (Week 17)

Matthew Sweet 🎶 I’ve Been Waiting 🎶 Walk Out..

For this week’s Hidden Gems from the B-Side, I’m digging into the catalog of Matthew Sweet.

Today’s picks come from two different moments in his career — 🎶 I’ve Been Waiting from the 1991 album Girlfriend, and 🎶 Walk Out from 100% Fun (1995). Both tracks show why Sweet became such a cult favorite in the alternative scene — melodic, guitar-driven songs that still sound just as good decades later.

As a bonus, I’m also sharing a video of Matthew during his recovery after suffering a stroke in 2024. Watching a musician fight their way back through therapy is powerful — a reminder that music isn’t just something we listen to… it’s something that lives deep inside a person. Seeing that strength and determination makes these songs hit even harder.

Hope y’all enjoy… 🎸

Special Bonus 👇 Recovering From A Stroke…

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Shakespeare & Me & Slipknot (Week 18)

All’s Well That Ends Well…

Willy `•.

“My love hath sworn to me he is made of truth;
I do believe him, though I know he lies.”

Slipknot /¡\

“It took the death of hope to let you go.”

Me `’.,°~

Please—
be quiet…

while I unmake
this compass.

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Faith Side (Week 16)

BarlowGirl 🎶 Song for the Broken 🎶 Sing Me a Love Song…

This week I’m digging into two deeper cuts from BarlowGirl — “Song for the Broken” from How Can We Be Silent (2007) and “Sing Me a Love Song” from Love & War (2009), their fifth and final studio album.. also nominated for a Dove Award for album of the year…

These ladies have so many deep cuts.. as a musician.. I really enjoy and appreciate them.. I listen much.. it’s good stuff..

I also added a bonus interview vid… I hope you enjoy and have a blessed Sunday…

Bonus interview 👇

Lauren.. Alyssa.. Becca..

🔥 Acts 4:12 (KJV)

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

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To The Ones Who Read

I just want to say thank you…

to all yall who check out my blog.

It honestly means more than I can explain… that anyone would take time to read — or even listen to — something that comes from me… and then comment on it?

That touches me. For real.
I’m honored by it.
I never take it for granted.

I’m grateful to be here with you all… surrounded by some seriously brilliant and talented people. I read as many blogs as I can — not out of obligation… but because yall are genuinely good at what you do. I like returning the love and support.

I’m not a big commenter though… and when I do, it’s usually short. Unless we’re deep in a conversation about something specific… then I might talk your ear off 😅

And funny enough… my girlfriend is on WordPress too… and we rarely comment on each other’s stuff. much of the time.. we don’t even hit “like” 😅

But we read and enjoy one another’s posts

That’s what matters.

Anyway…

just know I see you.

And I appreciate you more than you know.

— Bryan

Philippians 1:3 (KJV)

“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you…”

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evicted.

Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.

Day one…
Birth…
The womb…
Evicted.

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